[HN Gopher] Revisiting the Playground
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       Revisiting the Playground
        
       Author : null_object
       Score  : 14 points
       Date   : 2022-10-20 07:08 UTC (2 days ago)
        
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       | euroderf wrote:
       | The playground without an annual broken arm or ankle is no
       | playground at all.
        
       | hairofadog wrote:
       | I appreciated this documentary called "Free Play" about adventure
       | playgrounds where they let kids play with fire and saws and
       | whatnot:
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       | https://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2015/04/03/395797459/the-val...
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       | I can't find it on YouTube, but there was a harrowing scene of a
       | kid sawing a board that sticks with me.
        
       | michaelleland wrote:
       | When I lived in Sweden I read about the concept of "no permanent
       | damage." The playgrounds seemed much more dangerous than the ones
       | I grew up with here in the United States. I suppose liability has
       | a lot to do with it. I've attempted to incorporate that principle
       | into the activities I encourage my own kids to participate in--
       | allow them to experience and explore things that are somewhat
       | dangerous in order to grow.
        
       | dan-robertson wrote:
       | The image of the tall swing looks slightly terrifying but I only
       | recently (as an adult) realised how much obviously more fun a
       | taller swing will be: you're mostly going to be limited by the
       | angle you can get up to but a lot of the fun comes from the
       | distance/ height of the path of the swing.
        
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